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A 28-year old asked:
Why would PT use 2lb ankle weight for strengthening leg of a senior recovering from fracture? Hurts knee?
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A 92-year old asked:
After deconditioning from fall/pelvic fracture, can control of leg on that side be lost (shaky, sways when trying to stand)? Can standing hurt knee?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Achy left knee that comes and goes. Felt in leg.Sometimes when I bend it or sit funny it hurts. No swelling or fractures. Osteosarcoma? Or less worse?
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A 22-year old male asked:
While playing bball, I got a knee to my femur 3 days ago in the "dead leg" region, been in a little more than moderate pain since, did I fracture it??
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A 16-year old female asked:
I think I have a stress fracture in my ankle and knee. I get pain after exercise when putting repeated pressure on my leg. What can I do to help it?
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A member asked:
How long will it take for fractured knee to heal and surgery done?
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A 32-year old asked:
How long does a fractured and dislocated knee take to fully heal?
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A 37-year old asked:
After the remove of the cast on the fractured leg, it takes how long to walk again?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Hello about 5 months ago I fractured my knee at school and I got treatment but ever since I have had knee pain?
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A 29-year old asked:
Can a fractured vertebrae cause severe leg pain upon walking?
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A 18-year old female asked:
my father fractured his leg bout 3yrs ago n the doc fix it by putting metal plate,screws. Now the doc wnt to rmove it but he rfused. is it necessary?
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A 55-year old female asked:
My orthopaedic dr made me wait seven weeks befoe he would schedule an mri.I walked on a fractured leg.is it right to walk on it w/o cast?
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A 47-year old asked:
How long does it take to heal a leg fracture?
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A 44-year old asked:
Can you get a subchondral fracture of the knee more than once?
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A 19-year old female asked:
How can I tell from a dislocated leg bone from a broken bone? Also which is worst?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Nervous about having micro fracture knee surgery; first surgery ever. What should I expect.
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A 38-year old asked:
Why does leg swell 3 months after ankle fracture?
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A 48-year old asked:
Are leg pain and thrombophlebitis common side effects of hip fractures?
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A 17-year old female asked:
I have a 32 cm titanium rod in my leg from a bad tib/fib fracture. Just out of pure curiosity, I was wondering how much that rod costs and weighs?
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A 45-year old asked:
Why might Respirine be given to a patient with multiple fractures, legs, wrist etc?
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A 41-year old asked:
Do i need a boot for a stress knee fracture ?
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A 41-year old asked:
How to deal with a compound fracture of both legs?
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A 41-year old asked:
How can you tell if your knee cap has a hairline fracture?
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A 44-year old asked:
How long will it take to heal a stress fracture under the knee cap?
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A 34-year old asked:
Suggestions for dealing with skin itching in my cast for a leg fracture?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Doing yard work. .sudden pain around and above knee now radiating to butt. Pulled muscle? Fracture?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Knee pain and swelling since two months increasing upon activity not releived by antiinflamatory xray shows no fracture?
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A 34-year old asked:
I began running after having rested for 6 weeks because of a back fracture. I felt a pain under my knee cap. what could it be?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Had a surgical repair to my right leg due to a fracture to my tibia and fibula, many screws, 6" plate.What does recovery look like over time?
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A 20-year old male asked:
I did a spiral fibula fracture just above my ankle 5 weeks ago and i am in a cast below the knee, my ankle still swells sometimes is this normal?
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